Visitors: 264 23 December 2011 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International condemns the imprisonment of the writer Chen Wei. An honorary member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre and winner of the Liu Xiaobo Courage to Write award, Chen Wei was sentenced on 23 December 2011 to nine years in prison for […]
Visitors: 133 West BengalBanglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) from its inception has spent 14 long years in human rights arena. There were achievements, disappointments, dissolutions and despairs. But these deterrence; failed to divert us from our focus. From beginning to till date MASUM voicing for emancipation of human rights violation to establishing rights of the […]
Visitors: 295 Beirut There is an escalating pattern of physical attacks by Egyptian military and police officers against women and male protesters, journalists, and activists in Cairo, some of which are sexual in nature, Human Rights Watch said today. News reports and images of protesters in Cairo being stripped, beaten, and dragged through the street […]
Visitors: 266 22 December 2011 PEN International is deeply concerned that as this year closes, 30 writers are held in Turkish prisons, more than 70 others are on trial, and that there were 25 new arrests in recent days. This, alongside increasing surveillance, is having a chilling effect on writers and raises concerns for the […]
Visitors: 213 Report by: Kirity RoySecretary Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) & National Convenor Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI) Name of the victim: Ms. Kajal Halder, wife of Rabindra Nath Haldar, aged about-36 years, from Scheduled Caste community, by occupation-Housewife, residing at village-Simulpur, Police Station-Gaighata, District-North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Name of […]
Visitors: 261 The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International is alarmed at the killing of prominent journalist and newspaper founder Khadzhimurad Kamalov on 15 December 2011 in Dagestan. Kamalov, who had previously been subject to numerous threats, was gunned down as he was leaving the offices of his newspaper by a masked assailant. […]
Visitors: 348 Bulgaria Kukeri Foundation is a Bulgarian not-for-profit organization related to the masquerade custom in the Region of Karlovo, Central Bulgaria (www.kukeri-karlovsko.eu). We are now raising funds for the Kukerfest Karlovo 2012. The minimum budget is 3000 Euro. Any kind of support would be highly appreciated ie: Donation; Purchase of e-advertising on some of […]
Visitors: 287 New York The report of the Sri Lankan government’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) disregards the worst abuses by government forces, rehashes longstanding recommendations, and fails to advance accountability for victims of Sri Lanka’s civil armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The serious shortcomings of the 388-page report, which was posted […]
Visitors: 294 December 16, 2011Moscow 1. The Prime Minister of the Republic of India H.E. Dr Manmohan Singh paid an official visit to the Russian Federation from 15-17 December 2011 at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation H.E. Dmitry Medvedev. H.E. Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, […]
Visitors: 1,883 United Nations, UN, selected Dewas district’s community water management works in the best three water management practices in the world under the category of “Best Water Management Practices” for 2011-2012. The link of UN website of the award is given below- (the third rank in category 01) http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/finalists2012.shtml Dewas, Ponds, Reva Sagar, Local […]
Visitors: 355 Washington, DC The US Congress should not approve rules to restrict the right of Cuban Americans to visit relatives on the island, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed restrictions – which have been proposed as part of larger budget negotiations –would limit the number of visits Cuban Americans could make to the […]
Visitors: 321 Report by: Kirity RoySecretary Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) & National Convenor Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI) Particulars of the victims: (1) Mr. Lalchand Mondal, son of Late Najir Mondal; (2) Mr. Saiful Mondal, son of Late Alimuddin Mondal and (3) Mr. Engraj Mondal, son of […]
Visitors: 445 Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) observed international human rights day with due revere and grit. MASUM organized human rights fairs at Tentulia in 24 Parganas (north), Baharampur in Murshidabad and Kolkata to observe the day. MASUM during the observance reiterated their stand on the issues relating with the citizens living along the Indo- […]
Visitors: 243 The Centre for Development Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in collaboration with Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore and Institute for Economic Growth (IEG) with support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is organizing a two-day National Consultative Meeting on the above theme during 15-16 December, 2011 at TISS, […]
Visitors: 582 Report by: Kirity RoySecretary Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) & National Convenor Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI) Particulars of the victim:- Mr. Prasanta Mahato, son of Mr. Srimanta Mahato, residing at village-Jarulia, Police Station-Jhargram, District-Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Particulars of the perpetrators: – The involved police personnel of Jhargram Police […]
Visitors: 246 Pritam K. Rohila, Ph.D.Executive DirectorAssociation for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) www.asiapeace.org & www.indiapakistanpeace.org Peace is more than non-enmity between nations. It also means a nation, where public officials carry out their responsibilities effectively, efficiently and ethically to ensure that citizens live amicably with each other and with a sense of security for themselves […]
Visitors: 274 In the early hours of Monday morning, 5 December, on arrival at Minsk airport in Belarus, a four-person delegation, three from Norwegian PEN – publishers William Nygaard and Trygve Åslund, and the Centre’s Secretary General Carl Morten Iversen – as well as Danish PEN board member journalist Niels-Ivar Larsen, were denied visas and […]
Visitors: 219 By- John Dayal New Delhi, India 5th December 2011 Dealing with Islamic groups in Kashmir on Christian persecution PREAMBLE; The family of Rev C M Khanna, presbyter of the All Saints Church in Srinagar, of the Church of North India, phoned up Christian leaders and lawyers in New Delhi and […]
Visitors: 201 Peace Channel has been recently conferred the Karmaveer Puraskar by the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation and iCongo supported by Karmaveer Puraskar and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) for its contributions towards child and youth empowerment. The award was conferred at a ceremony held at New Delhi. Mr. Atovi Sumi, a Peace Channel representative received […]
Visitors: 171 3rd December 2011 To Mr. Satyabrata Pal, IFS The Hon’ble Member NHRC Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg New Delhi – 1 Sir I want to draw your urgent attention towards one of my communiqué to you, Chief Minister, Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Principal Secretary (Home) West Bengal, ADG & IGP (law & Order) […]
Visitors: 143 SEASONAL GREETINGS We take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas. On behalf of Gwalior Childrens Charity (Help Children of India), formerly known as Gwalior Childrens hospital Charity, I would like to thank you for your continued support and help. Frankly, we can’t do it without you. We are happy to inform […]
Visitors: 251 Appeal by: Dr. V. Pugazhenthi MBBS, 1/187, Mudhaliyar Street,Sadras, Kanchipuram District,Tamil Nadu, India 603 102Ph: 8870578769 Sub: False Charges filed on me to curtail my professional and democratic duty to warn the people I am serving about the ill effects of the nuclear radiation around the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power PlantI am a medical […]
Visitors: 176 Name of the victim–Mr. Gautam Tudu, son of Mr.Surendranath Tudu, a resident of Laxmanpur village, P0-Korkora,Police Station-Binpur, in Jhargram, in the district of West Midnapur, West Bengal, India. Perpetrators– The involved police personnel of Jhargram police station and the involved jawans of the Joint Force operating in Jhargram. Date and time of the […]
Visitors: 238 The Global Water Partnership together with IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, under the auspices of UNESCO, at the University of Dundee, is looking to build on their successful 2011 International Water Law Programme (http://www.dundee.ac.uk/water/workshop), and offer scholarships for 30 participants to undertake a module in International Water Law, in Dundee […]
Visitors: 255 Report by: Advocate H.C. Arora, Petitioner In Person. He is a practicing Lawyer at Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh. Chandigarh, 29 November: On a PIL filed by local lawyer, H.C. Arora, a Division Bench of the HC comprising CJ Ranjan Gagoi and Justice Surya Kant today issued notices for […]